When I first starting frequenting Letsrun, I was a hobbyjogger who knew very little about training. I had recently run my first marathon and had finished in 3:21:57. This was 11:57 shy of my BQ goal (back when the BQ was 3:10:00).
I stumbled across the website when searching for marathon plans to help me reach the elusive BQ. I found Wejo’s “Why I sucked in college” article and it changed my life. I achieved my BQ in with a 3:00:27 in 2012 thanks to increasing my mileage to about 50 per week.
I have been slowly upping the ante ever since. I am now around 100-110 mpw. I often come to the boards for advice and always find what I am looking for. Today, I won my first ever marathon with a 2:25:17. While I understand that this is “small potatoes”, I am on top of the world. Next to my marriage and my son’s birth, it’s the happiest I’ve ever felt.
I am going to keep training by the LRC code (high mileage and very slow easy days... often 8:00 pace) and am going to keep turning my dreams into reality. It may not happen for 2020, but I will get the OTQ someday.
Thanks, Wejo. Thanks, Rojo. Thanks, LRC.